Meerut, Feb. 25 -- A red footwear helped police in Bareilly blow the lid off a murder attempt on a man in Pastaur village in the CB Ganj area of the district.

Police said Leeladhar, 58, was injured after two of his nephews, who were working in collusion with his son Rakesh, stabbed him multiple times in the wee hours of February 17. The duo resorted to stabbing Leeladhar, who was sleeping in a house at the time, after trying to shoot him with a gun. However, the gun misfired.

Police, who have registered an FIR under Sections 109 (attempt to murder) and 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the BNS, have arrested the two attackers-Rajesh and Chhote. While Rakesh was also detained, police were mulling appropriate legal action against him.

Rakesh p...